Sunday, July 5, 2020
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Prelude: Meditation on Materna
Welcome and Announcements
Gathering Hymn: “Jesus Shall Reign” – LBW # 530, vs 1- 5
Confession & Forgiveness
Greeting & Kyrie
Canticle of Praise: “Glory to God…”
Prayer of the Day
First Reading, Zachariah 9:9-12
Psalm # 145:1-14
Second Reading, Romans 7:14-25a
Holy Gospel, Matthew 11:25-30
Sermon
Hymn of the Day: “Jesus, the Very Thought of You” – LBW # 316,
vs 1 - 4
Apostle’s Creed
Prayers of the Church
The Lord’s Prayer
Blessing
Dismissal
Sending Hymn: “He Leadeth Me: Oh, Blessed Thought!” - LBW # 501,
vs 1 – 4
Postlude: “The National Anthem”
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Service Supplement
(Congregational
responses are in bold print)
Prelude Meditation on Materna
Welcome and Announcements Pastor John
Gathering Hymn “Jesus Shall Reign” LBW # 530, vs 1 – 5
Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Does its successive journeys run; His Kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
To Him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown His head; His name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacrifice.
People and realms of every tongue Dwell on His love with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on His name.
Blessings abound where'er He reigns: The prisoner leaps to lose their chains, The weary find eternal rest, And all who suffer want are blest.
Let every creature rise and bring Honors peculiar to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen.
Confession & Forgiveness
Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, who
forgives all our sin, whose mercy endures forever. Amen.
God of all mercy and consolation, come to
the help of your people, turning us from our sin to live for you alone. Give us
the power of your Holy Spirit that we may confess our sin, receive your
forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Let us confess our sin in the presence of
God and of one another. Gracious God, have mercy on us. We confess that we
have turned from you and given ourselves into the power of sin. We are truly sorry and humbly repent. In your compassion forgive us
our sins, known and unknown, things we have done and things we have failed to
do. Turn us again to you, and uphold us by your Spirit, so that we may live and
serve
you in newness of life through
Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
God, who is rich in mercy, loved us even
when we were dead in sin, and made us alive together with Christ. By grace you
have been saved. In the name of Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. Almighty
God strengthen you with power through the Holy Spirit, that Christ may live in
your hearts through faith. Amen.
Greeting
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
love of God, and the communion of the Holy
Spirit be with you all. And also with you.
Kyrie
In peace, let us pray to the Lord. Lord,
have mercy. For the peace from above, and for our salvation, let us
pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. For the peace
of the whole world, for the well-being of the church of God, and for the unity
of all, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. For this holy house, and for all
who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord. Lord,
have mercy. Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious
Lord. Amen.
Canticle of Praise “Glory to God…”
Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to God’s people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we
praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God,
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are
seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are
the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most
High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the
Father. Amen.
Prayer of the Day
Let
us pray…O God, you never undermine your purpose, as you perfectly provide for
all that you create. Remove from our way all that is harmful and give us what
will profit that we may share in your invincible grace; through Jesus Christ,
your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and forever. Amen. Amen.
First
Reading Zachariah 9:9-12
When the Israelites returned from Babylon and their
situation of captivity, they found more difficulties at home. Fraught with
religious, economic, social, and political issues, God pronounced his glorious
vision of Israel’s future: God will act on their behalf and send a new King to
save them.
9Rejoice
greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your
king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted
on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10I will cut off the
chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall
be cut off, and he shall speak peace to the nations; his rule shall be from sea
to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. 11As for you
also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners
free from the waterless pit. 12Return to your stronghold, O
prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double. This is the word of the Lord,
thanks be to God.
Psalm # 145:1-15
The Lord is gracious and
merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. This psalm of
praise to the Lord extols the wonders of God’s mercy and the glorious works of
his hands.
I will exalt
you, O God my King, and bless your name forever and ever.
Every day
will I bless you and praise your Name forever and ever.
Great is the
Lord and greatly to be praised; there is no end to his greatness.
One
generation shall praise your works to another and shall declare your power.
I will ponder
the glorious splendor of your majesty and all your marvelous works.
They shall
speak of the might of your wondrous acts, and I will tell of your greatness.
They shall
publish the remembrance of your great goodness; they shall sing of your
righteous deeds.
The Lord is
gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and of great kindness.
The Lord is
loving to everyone and his compassion is over all his works.
All your
works praise you, O Lord, and your faithful servants bless you.
They make
known the glory of your kingdom and speak of your power;
That the
peoples may know of your power and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
Your kingdom
is an everlasting kingdom; your dominion endures throughout all ages.
The Lord is
faithful in all his words and merciful in all his deeds.
The Lord
upholds all those who fall; he lifts up those who are
bowed down.
Second Reading: Romans 7:14-25a
Paul
described the conflict within him concerning following the law and giving in to
sin. He said he does things he does not want to do but is unable to do the good
he would like to do. The flesh is held captive to sin, but the mind and heart
are slaves to the law of God. We are rescued from this inner conflict by Christ
our Lord.
14We know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the
flesh, sold under sin. 15For I do not understand my own actions. For
I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. 16Now if I
do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good. 17So
now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. 18For
I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the
desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. 19For
I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on
doing. 20Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do
it, but sin that dwells within me. 21So I find it to be a law that
when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. 22For I delight in
the law of God, in my inner being, 23but I see in my members another
law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of
sin that dwells in my members. 24Wretched man that I am! Who will
deliver me from this body of death? 25aThanks be to God through
Jesus Christ our Lord!…This is the Word of God, word
of life, thanks be to God.
Holy Gospel: The
Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew the 11th Chapter. Glory to
you, O Lord. Matthew 11:25-30: The yoke that connects two
evenly matched animals together makes their task much easier to accomplish.
Jesus, who is stronger than we are, invites those who are weighed down with the
burdens of life and sin to come to him, and he will place his yoke upon them.
Those who do so will discover the gentle and humble nature of our Lord, whose
yoke makes life easier and lighter for us as we trust in him.
25Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven
and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding
and revealed them to little children; 26yes, Father, for such was
your gracious will. 27All things have been handed over to me by my
Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father
except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 28Come
to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29Take
my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and
you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy, and my
burden is light.” This is the gospel of the Lord, praise to you, O Christ.
Sermon Pastor
John
Hymn of the Day “Jesus, the Very…” LBW # 316,
vs 1 - 4
Jesus, the very thought of you Fills us
with sweet delight; But sweeter far your face to view
And rest within your light.
No voice can sing, no heart can frame, Nor
can the mind recall A sweeter sound than your blest name, O Savior of us all!
O Hope of every contrite soul, O Joy of
all the meek, How kind you are to those who fall! How
good to those who seek!
O Jesus, be our joy today; Help us to
prize your love; Grant us at last to hear you say: “Come, share my home above.”
Apostle’s Creed:
Let us join together in
confessing our faith with the saints who have gone before us, in the words of
the Apostles’ Creed:
I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of
heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord. He
was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, and
born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died,
and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He
ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand
of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic
Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of
the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
(P): Strengthened
by the Spirit who gives us words to speak and hearts that care, let us bring
our hopes and needs to God who listens. A brief silence.
(W): Lord God, we thank you for all the faithful saints who
live by faith and seek to do your will among us. Guide your Church in
faithfully sharing your holy Word and Sacraments, in teaching and in preaching,
in caring and in nurturing, and encourage your people to serve you as
instruments of your love for all. Lord in your mercy,
hear our prayer.
(W): Lord and Guardian of our souls, you have established
law and order for our sake and the sake of our neighbors. Protect all who
dedicate their lives to keeping us safe. We remember especially those serving
in law enforcement. Protect our police, sheriffs, security officers, and other
first responders in our community, and all who work to keep us safe from harm. Lord in your mercy, hear
our prayer.
(W): Gracious God
and Father, your Son stooped to heal those who were wounded and weary. Fill
with joy the hearts of all who suffer in mind, body, or spirit. Turn their
sorrow into joy, their suffering into health, and their cries for help into
shouts of praise. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
(P): We lift our prayers to you, God of mercy, confident
that all things are in your hands. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
The
Lord’s Prayer
Let us
pray the prayer our Savior taught us…Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed
be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive
those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and
the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
Blessing
The Lord bless you and keep you. The
Lord’s face shine on you with grace and mercy. The Lord look upon you with
favor and give you peace. Amen.
Dismissal
Go in peace. Christ is with you. Thanks
be to God.
Sending Hymn “He Leadeth Me…” LBW # 501, vs 1 –
4
He
leadeth me: oh, blessed thought! Oh, words with heavenly comfort fraught! Whate'er
I do, where'er I be, Still 'tis God's hand that
leadeth me.
(Refrain:) He leadeth me,
he leadeth me, By his own hand he leadeth me. His faithful follower I would be,
For by his hand he leadeth me.
Sometimes mid scenes of deepest gloom, Sometimes where
Eden's bowers bloom, By waters still calm, o'er troubled sea, Still 'tis God’s hand
that leadeth me. (Refrain)
Lord, I would clasp thy hand in mine, Nor
ever murmur nor repine; Content, whatever lot I see, Since 'tis my God that
leadeth me. (Refrain)
And when my task on earth is done, When
by thy grace the victory's won, Even death's cold wave I will not flee, Since
God through Jordan leadeth me. (Refrain)
Postlude
National Anthem: The
Star Spangled Banner
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